Health Care
Lexington Medical Center
www.lexmed.com
Lexington County residents are served by one of the finest medical facilities in the Southeastern U.S. – Lexington Medical Center. Lexington Medical Center is a 318-bed metropolitan medical complex that anchors a comprehensive, county-wide health care network.
The network includes six community medical centers at strategic locations throughout Lexington County, the largest extended care facility in the state, an occupational health center and affiliated physician practices. The six community medical centers are:
The Lexington County Medical Center staff includes nurses, physicians from many medical and professional disciplines, technicians, therapists, education specialists, and hundreds of dedicated volunteers.
Lexington Medical Center has long been associated with high-quality patient care. But you may not realize we're also a leader in implementing high-tech diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
To ensure cancer patients have convenient access to the most current treatment options, Lexington Medical Center offers S.C.'s most powerful Linear Accelerator. This unique tool delivers precise amounts of radiation to even the smallest tumors and with fewer side effects. The Cancer Program also boasts the region's most experienced radiologists and pathologists devoted to curing a disease that claims over 500,000 Americans per year.
With recent expansions, Lexington Medical Center offers 21 state-of-the-art, fully equipped operating rooms, plus additional rooms for endoscopy and cystoscopy which allow surgeons to examine the most delicate tissues.
In addition, the facility houses the most powerful Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner available today, which uses intense magnetic fields to clearly image virtually any part of the human body. A Special Procedures Suite accommodates many intricate vascular procedures including laser angiography to clear blocked arteries without surgery or a lengthy recovery.
The Women's Services Center, where Lexington Medical Center has introduced many services to the Midlands offers among other things maternity services that were first to offer birthing suites and first to invite fathers to participate in the birthing experience. In addition to a large nursery, the Special Care nursery nurtures the most delicate newborns. To help parents answer the many questions that arise once they return home, Lexington Medical Center provide a free educational video at discharge, plus a 24-hour direct line to nurses.
For more than 25 years, Lexington Medical Center has been a leader in health education. Throughout the region, Lexington Medical Center sponsors health fairs, on-site health programs for companies, and trade shows - all emphasizing the importance of early detection when combating illness. To underscore this message, the Center offers free services at these events such as screenings for cholesterol, blood sugar and and blood pressure assessments. |
